The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping (1935)Full Solution Graded A+

Who was Charles Lindbergh? (the father) He was a huge public figure. -Known in aviation -He went to air school -Was an airmailer: flew from STL to Chicago -Won the Orteig Prize (had to fly from NYC to Paris) (lots of people died on this trek, he was the first to complete) - it took him 33 hours. -He stood out because he was young, inexperienced, and not back by anyone, and he also went at it alone. -He called it "the spirit of St. Louis" What did he do after he returned from Paris? He did a tour of the U.S. and Latin America -Dwight Marrow (ambassador of MX) hosted him) -Fell in love with his youngest daughter Anne and they got married. (They were constantly harassed by the press and notably hated the media) -They had their first son (Charles Jr.) in 1930, they were living in Hopewell, NJ.